To my knowledge, no M15 or 17 came with a dedicated preventer. Certainly easy enough to rig one. On our M15 I use a shackle in the aft hole in the shroud chain plate (I rig the shroud from the forward hole, obviously) combined with my boom vang. It's easy to disconnect my boom vang from the foot of the mast and move it to the plate, which is what I do. I'd add that I don't utilize a preventer all the time going downwind--mostly when I'm sailing wing/wing and I'm more apt to sail by the lee, or when there's a big swell on. Tom Smith and Jane Van Winkle M15--345 Chukar M17--064 Unnamed -----Original Message----- From: David Thomason [mailto:thomasond2@michigan.gov] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 5:39 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Preventer Do they M15 & 17 come with a preventer, or has anyone rigged one themselves? _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats This message was scanned for viruses!!